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  This is copied from the bulletin of Calvary Baptist Church on 472 Ocean Road in Portsmouth NH 03801 (603) 436-7736. The bulletin is dated February 9th, 2025. Great Hymns Of The Faith The Battle Hymn Of The Republic          To have implicit trust in God's faithful care and protection is never easy in time of danger or strife. Yet even in the midst of the terrible civil ware between the northern and southern states, a remarkable woman named Julia Ward Howe proclaimed her confidence in God's triumphant power in this inspiring text.          Deeply anguished at the growing conflict between the two sections of the country, Mrs. Howe watched the two sections of the country, she watch the troop marching off to war singing "John Brown's Body", a song about a man who had been hanged in his efforts to free the slaves. Julia felt that the catchy camp meeting tune should have better words. In a desire to phrase her own feelings about the dr...

  This is copied from the bulletin of Calvary Baptist Church on 472 Ocean Rd in Portsmouth NH 03801 (603) 436-7736. The bulletin is dated February 2nd, 2025. The Message Of The Cross Conquered          It is said that when the Moravians began their mission in Greenland, they found the people so untaught that they decided to begin by educating them. The results were so utterly disappointing that they decided to leave.           While waiting for a vessel, one of the missionaries began translating a portion of the Gospels, and thought he would test his translation by reading it aloud. After he read of the suffering and death of Jesus, there was a period of silence. Then the chief rose and asked the missionary to read it again. When he had finished, the chief said:          "What you read, is it true?"          "Yes"          "You say it is true? Then why...

  This is copied from the bulletin of Calvary Baptist Church on 472 Ocean Rd in Portsmouth NH 03801 (603) 436-7736. The bulletin is dated February 2nd, 2025.    Great Hymns Of The Faith A Mighty Fortress Is Our God Martin Luther 1483-1546         This great war song of the Reformation, written by Martin Luther, has heartened many a German army going into battle, and has give courage to many a son of Germany amid the hardships of strange lands. It was a sung every day by Luther and his friends. Before the battle of Leipzig, September 17, 1631. The whole army of Gustavus Adolphus sang the hymn.          The story is still repeated by the Germans of Herkimer County, New York, of John Christian Bush, who settled there with his family of six children and founded the village of Shell's Bush on the afternoon of August 6, 1781, a band of Indians, led by Donald McDonald, a Scotch refugee, attacked the village. Bush, who was worki...